Golf-ball.



' Pate nt ed Apr. 29, I902. E. IKEMPSHALL. GOLF BALL. (Application fllodM1225, 1902.

(No Model.)

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ELEAZER KEMPSHALL, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO THE KEMPSHALLMANUFACTURING COMPANY, A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

GOLF- ALL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters "Patent No. 699,090, dated April29, 1902. Application filed March 25, I902. $erial No. 99332 (No model.)

To all whom it may concern: 7

Be it known that I, ELEAZER KEnrsHALL,

a citizen of the United States, residing in Bos-- ton, in the county ofSuffolk and State of Mas 5 sachusetts, have invented certain new,anduseful Improvements in Golf-Balls, of-wliichthe following is aspecification.

This invention relates to balls such as used in golf and other games;and its object is to 1 improve the durability,efficiency, and quality ofthe ball.

The ball is constructed with a hard springy shell, preferably ofcelluloid, inclosing a spherical core, around which I place a band,

I 5 which serves to reinforce the weld of the shellprovements; and Fig.2 illustrates the manu-* segments.

In the drawings forminga part of this specification, Figure 1 is a View,partly in'section, of a ball made according to my present imfacture ofthe same.

Similar characters of reference designate like parts in the figures.

I produce the center piece (designated by 3) of the required size andshape, preferably of The filling 3 is placed beresultant pressure uponthe core 3-tendsto cause the material thereof to squeeze outbotween theedges of the segments and prevent the proper contact and welding of theedges 40 of the segments; but the ligament 4 not only prevents theforming of such a fin, but unites with or becomes embedded in theplastic celluloid and substantially reinforcesthe weld, so that theshell is less liable to burst at the joint whend'ealt ablow fromanimplement.

The ball is retained. by-the die until the shell cools and hardens,sothat it may retain its shape and hold the core permanently un- The:

der compression, which in turn also has a tendency to distend the shell,whereby the latteris ,maintained spherically true. solid coreisinexpensive and may consist of somewhat-heavy india-rubber so highlyvulcanized that it may withstand the heating effect of the dies, theintention being to render the shell plastic by heat without injuring therubber.

Having described my invention, I claim 1. A playing-ball comprising asoft-rubber core, a welded shell composed of hemispherical segmentsinclosing said core, and a ligament reinforcing said weld.

, 2. Aplaying-ball comprisingashell of hemispherical segments ofcelluloid welded and compressed uponafilling of elastic material, and aligament internally reinforcing said .weldr l 3.. A playing-ballcomprising a yielding spherical core, a shell composed ofhemispherical'segments of plastic material welded togetherand-compressed upon said core, and a ligament internally reinforcing theweld.

I;A"flplaying-ball comprising a spherical body, a shel bniltu'pfromhemispherical segnnents Ofpla'sticmaterialwelded together andzholdin'gfsaidg'body under compression, and a liganientfreinforcing thewelds of the seglnents'andembedded in the material of the shell. I 5.5A. playingball comprising a spherical i'highly' -vulcanizedrubber core,a shell composed: of hemispherical segments of plastic materialcompressediupon said core, and a fabricligament embedded in the shelland reinforcing the weld.

6. A playing-ball comprising awelded shell of hemispherical segments ofcelluloid compressed upon a filling of elastic material, said fillingbeing held under OQIDPI'GSSlOHgbY; said shell, and a fabric bandinternally reinforcing the shell at the weld, and embedded in thecelluloid.

ELEAZER ,KEMPSHALL.

Witnesses: V

B. O. STICKNEY,

F. W. BARNAOLO.

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